Arkansas now has its first preventive medicine residency program, thanks to initial accreditation awarded to UAMS for the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program. The program combines public health and general preventive medicine training, with residents also completing a Master of Public Health degree. Recruitment begins this fall, with the inaugural class set to start in July 2027.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette: UAMS Launches Arkansas’s First Preventive Medicine Residency Program
UAMS has received accreditation for the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program — the only program of its kind in Arkansas. Funded by the Arkansas Department of Health through state tobacco tax dollars, the program is a joint venture between the Department of Health, the UAMS College of Medicine, and the UAMS College of Public Health. The first two residents are expected to begin in July 2027.
KARK: UAMS Launches Arkansas’s First Preventive Medicine Residency Program
UAMS has received initial accreditation for the Dr. Joseph H. Bates Preventive Medicine Residency Program — the only program of its kind in Arkansas. Blending public health and general preventive medicine, the program will welcome its first two residents in July 2027, who will also earn a Master of Public Health degree as part of their training.